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For some time he was prevented from so 

 doing by his father's friends who con- 

 sidered him too young to enter the war. 

 But he was finally allowed to enlist as a 

 soldier, which he did in October, 1896, and, 

 after some months of training and waiting, 

 landed in Cuba in February, 1897. 



He was promoted a month later to the 

 rank of Second Lieutenant, on account of 

 his being a Bachelor of Arts, and was ap- 

 pointed Aide-de-Camp to General Calixto 

 Garcia on whose Staff he served until the 

 end of the war. 



He volunteered for service with the 

 dynamite gun and served this weapon 

 during the siege and attack of Victoria de 

 las Tunas and Guisa, both great victories 

 for the Cuban Army. In the former fight 

 he was promoted to be First Lieutenant 

 for gallantry in action on the battlefield. 

 He took part in all the operations in Oriente 

 led by General Garcia and finally was 

 present at the landing of the American 

 forces and the attack and siege of Santiago. 



At the end of the war, when he was a 

 Captain, he was sent on an official mission 



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